Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-22
MIDWINTER FANCIES

MIDWINTER FANCIES.
RANDOM HINTS THAT MAY AID pRRssY LADIES
FavORTTE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COMBINATIONS
OF CoLOR-vELvEr RESTORED TO PAvoR-YTSK
THINGS PoR WASHINGTON BELLE
Loss Boas are used in Paris this winter
WHITE TOILETS OF light textures nave bows and
rosetpa
PUNK Is a very favorite tint with young ladies
this season.
BEADS AND EMBROIDERY are indispensable with
all dreSsy toilets.
MANY BLACK TOILETS for evening wear are CON-
bined with lace and beads
GREEN AND BLACK brown and wine, and pale
sea-green and heliotrOpe are fashionably combined
In winter toilets made In PARIS
FANCY WAISTS and Jackets OF velvet in dark
shades are worn with light skirts. They are par
ticularly useful for transforming ball dress into
dinner toilet.
FAN-PLEATED FASHIONS and tabiers are still
seen upon elegant evening gowns OF silk and satin,
with corsage and panels each side OF the richest
Vatican brOcadeS-
BKoCADEs are much used for parts Of costumes
Those with yellowish grounds are very effective
when combined with velvet or plush, In garnet,
orange red. mahogany red, &c.
GIRLISH-LO LOOKING TOILETS are made OF cream
cOlOred lace over surah, with belt and breteiies
of ruby, pale blue, or golden-brown velvet
Others are made OF white embroidered India SILK,
with Madonna waist, having half 10" roohoins
neck.
FASHIONABLE You've GIRLS OF slender build are
wearing gowns this winter made In antique
fashion, with full-gathered short-walSted Dodces,
short pulled sleeves, and wide belt, around which
Is snugly drawn an India SILK SASH Win iohS ehuo
which tie in wide bows at the Dack-
ALTHOUGH most OF the new designs In pOlonalses
are severe long, and stately in effect, there are
number OF more boufrant and youthfullooking
models, which will appear among the stylish
street cOStuns OF camelS hair and ilnperlai serge
already in preparation for early spring wear.
AN ENGLISH NOVELTY for bridesmaids are ROD
Roy caps OF white silk lace with the full Moorish
crowns gathered into velvet bands. Long scarfs OF
silk net OF a design to match are twisted around
this band, terminating in long ve1l-like ends
which reach half the length OF the dress In the
back.
THERE r. AN ORNAMENT now used in Paris which
is ughther than panel. 1t consists OF Kind OF
arrow OF embroidery. This works. long and mar
row. and is placed on plat. which is not fastened
down. There are usually three or THESE piaits:
ArrOws are also on the sleeves and ON one SIDE OF
the waist
Ar An ENGLISH WEDDING In high life recently,
the bride gave her five bridespaids their dainty
gowns OF heavy corded silks. variouSly tinted, and
lace trimmed and each diamond ring as a
souvenir. The groom presented the bridesmaids
with pearl and diamond lace pin, ana also gave
each young lady classmates OF the Drldel lace
fan with their initials on the STICKS
set in tiny brilliantS.
RICH AND DREssY TOILETS have embroidery on
smooth plush, with hellotrope green, pink, light
cherry. sky blue, and sapphire grounds Large
designs OF flowers are stamped on the goods In oil,
feTent pale tintS- This work Is called decorated
plush, and may serve In this way for panels and
aprons. But il is greatly improved by Surrounu-
ing the designs with a coarse gold thread which Is
not too brilliant, and sewing on the flowers small
cut ornaments OF gold-coored crystal
A VISITING AND WALKING DRESS is OF seal-col-
ored WOODEN goods trimmed with blue fox. The
tunfoue Is draped In front under the end Of the
re,ltngOte The underskirt has Seal-colOred passe
menterie ornaments. The jacket has a round
basque 1t is double breasted, and has band OF
blue fox taken diagOnally across where II closes:
The same fur Is the collar, Guns, and around
the basque. The buttons are OF seal passemen-
terie The capOte matching this dress Is OF seal
velvet with fur brin- 1t Is trimmed with seal
wings and with satin ribbon OF the same color.
THERE IS A DECIDED return to velvet skirts OF
every degree OF worth, including velyeteen In
shades OF gray, golden brown, olive and dark gar
net. 1t appears TO be the exception rather than
the rule that the velvet skirt matches In color the
rest OF the costume. Thus, with visiting gown
velvet. and a rich dinner toilet OF Telvet-st1ped
faflle Franchise, in dove-gray and ruby, has
Killed SKIRT beneath of dark seal-bIown plush
olive velvet forms another skirt, with faWn-cC-
ored caInelS hair for the rest OF the costume.
EXTRA LARGE PLAIDs OF gold and blue, black
and cardinal blue and fawn color, mOSs-green and
pale almond, mauve and bishops purple, and wine
color and nuns gray are combined with plush or
tOboggan costumes stylish model recently
completed was made OF golden-brown India cloth,
pale coffee brown crossed with fine lines In car
d1nal- This fabric was made up with golden
brown beaver bands, the one which surrounded
the Killed skirt being ten inches In depth. There
was strait panel drapery at each side. also bOr-
dered with the fur and inside OF the short Russian
coat entire vest front OF the fur, with very
high standing collar OF the same.
THE NEW FRENCH PoLONAIsR Is very effective,
made of the finest camels hair or ladies' cloth,
over plain velvet skirts. The fronts turn back
from belt TO hem and big wide revers Of velvet are
set upon these. The front OF the corsage also
turns back in revers from the waist up to the
shoulders, and diScloSeS vest OF embroidered silk
OF satin laid in rine peats belted at the waist
and terminating there. At the sides are wide vel
vet pockets and the back OF the pOlOna1se is very
long, and but little draped. Still another polo
nat l. luxe the Russian reingote worn last winter,
and 80 nearly concealS the lower dress that only
the plainest skirt IS necessary, with bit OF foot
peating at the extreme edge. Dark violet hello
trope or nayy-bue wool diagonalS with Persian
stripes. are made up in this style, with dull red
velvet accessories as nniSh.
AMONG A NUMBER OF SUPERB opera and ball
wraps sent to Washington last week was one OF
pale mauve satin ducheSse, lined with a very deli
cate tint of rOoe-cOlored surah The fronts OF the
cloak formed long panels, designed 10 cover the
entire dress beneath, and from the throat down
ver full Jabot OF white lace, this having all
the effect OF a lace boa This garniture was car
rie1 the entire length OF the wrap. There were
loose sling sleeves. lined with rose color and at
the back a simple jacket shape, the skirts
being omitted TO admit OF an easy handling OF the
trained dress falling below. AT each SHE OF the
wrap front were crescent-Shaped pockets OF lace
for carrying gloves, lace handkerchief, any
other tribe. En- suite with this wrap was ball
hood OF mauve satin and lace, and long satin bag
or the same embroidered in pink hedge roses and
foliage in arrasene; this open at one side, like an
od-lashiohed netted purse, and designed to hold
the dainty dancing slippers and fan OF its fair
owner, the daughter OF a W aShington dgn1tary Of
fane."-YeW York Ecenino Post.
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